Maraschino party cake
1 cake
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2¼ | cup | Flour |
| 1⅓ | cup | Sugar |
| 3 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ¼ | cup | Maraschino cherry juice |
| 16 | eaches | Maraschino cherries cut into eighths |
| ½ | cup | Milk |
| ½ | TO | |
| ⅔ | cup | Egg whites, unbeaten 4 large eggs |
| ½ | cup | Chopped nuts |
Directions
Sift together in mixing bowl flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add shortening, cherry juice, cherries and milk. Mix on slow to medium speed for 2 minutes. Add egg whites and continue beating 2 more minutes. Add nuts. Bake in two layers in 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
Ice with 7 minute icing and decorate with cherries.
From: Becci McClain's maternal grandmother's favorite recipes collection. 1/95.
Submitted By BECCI MCCLAIN On 01-06-95